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    Social media ads are littered with ‘green’ claims. How are we supposed to know they’re true?
    Parker, C (The Conversation, 2023-12-01)
    Online platforms are awash with ads for so-called “green” products. Power companies are “carbon neutral”. Electronics are “for the planet”. Clothing is “circular” and travel is “sustainable”. Or are they? Our study of more than 8,000 ads served more than 20,000 times in people’s Facebook feeds found many green claims are vague, meaningless or unsubstantiated and consumers are potentially being deceived. This costs consumers, as products claiming to be greener are often more expensive. And it costs the planet, as false and exaggerated green claims – or “greenwashing” – make it seem more is being done to tackle climate change and other environmental crises than is really happening. The widespread use of these claims could delay important action on tackling climate change, as it dilutes the sense of urgency around the issue.
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    2024 Elections: The Third Candidate, Anies Baswedan
    Pausacker, H ( 2023-08-08)
    In the three elections since Indonesia has been holding direct presidential elections – 2009, 2014 and 2019 – there have been only two candidates for the top job. But when registration opens on 19 October 2023, is it likely we will see three people vying for the top job: Prabowo Subianto, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan. This makes a run-off election between the top two candidates more likely. Recent opinion polls indicate Anies is unlikely to make the second round of presidential candidates. But, regardless, he seems determined to stay in the running, with support from the Coalition of Change for Unity. This is made up of the National Democrat Party (NasDem), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), and the Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat). So, who is Anies, and why is he so determined to stay in the race?
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    The Meaning of Home for Children and Young People After Parental Separation
    Campo, M ; Fehlberg, B ; Smyth, B ; Natalier, K ( 2018)
    A new study exploring the meaning of home for children and young people after separation aims to inform living arrangements that work for them.
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    Screening of Chinese Investments Intensifies
    McCalman, P ; Puzzello, L ; Voon, T ; Walter, A ( 2022)
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    Project 113 Sexual Offences: Background Paper
    Tarrant, S ; Douglas, H ; Tubex, H (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 2022-12-20)
    This paper discusses background social issues relevant for considering sexual offence laws. We examine the issues from three perspectives: • The harmfulness of sexual violence; • Common misconceptions about sexual violence; and • Complainants’ experiences of the criminal justice system
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    Twenty Years after the High Court's Wik Decision, How Does the 'Judicial Activism' Charge Stand Up?
    Josev, T (The Conversation Media Group, 2016)
    2016 marks 20 years since the High Court handed down the Wik Peoples v Queensland decision on the extent to which pastoral leases over land in Queensland extinguished native title. This year also marks the 20-year anniversary of the stoking of the judicial activism debate in Australia.
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    Do Children's Rights Matter?
    Tobin, J (Right Now, 2012-07-20)
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    Can Ethical Labelling Make Food Systems Healthy, Sustainable, and Just?
    Parker, C ( 2019)
    Consumers are often encouraged to “vote with their fork” and “say no” to unhealthy, unsustainable and unfair food. Food packaging is typically littered with claims about the nutrition, ethics and social goods associated with the product inside. Claims like “organic”, “GMO free”, “fair trade”, and “anti-biotic free” are common. But can consumer preference base labelling make a difference to the health, sustainability and ethics challenges facing the food system?
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    National plan to allow battery cages until 2036 favours cheap eggs over animal welfare
    Parker, C ; Bromberg, L ( 2021-07-05)
    Eggs laid by battery hens would be phased out within 15 years under a plan to improve poultry welfare in Australia. The proposal signals some relief for the 10 million or so egg-laying hens still kept in battery cages in Australia. But it doesn’t go far enough.